Tuesday, March 22, 2011

UFC 128′s Three Stars: Jon Jones, Jim Miller and Erik Koch

After a stop in Newark, the UFC has a new light heavyweight champ, a few more WEC stars shining in the big Octagon, and a lightweight with a strong claim on a title shot.

No. 1 star -- Jon Jones: He's young, he's still learning, and he's the UFC light heavyweight champ. Jones put on a clinic against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, throwing flying knees, spinning elbows, head kicks, jabs and the kitchen sink to win the belt. Next, he'll have to face his friend and teammate Rashad Evans to hold onto the championship. Maybe by then, I'll finally learn not to pick against Jones.

No. 2 star -- Jim Miller: Fighting at home in the Garden State, Miller ruined Kamal Shalorus' UFC debut with a dominating performance. His third-round TKO was Miller's seventh win in a row, and it's hard to dispute that Miller has earned a shot at the lightweight belt.

No. 3 star -- Erik Koch: Coming from the same camp as Anthony Pettis and Pat Barry, Koch showed off his own striking skills in a first-round KO of Raphael Assuncao, serving notice to the UFC's featherweight division. But he did leave one question unanswered: how does someone training in Wisconsin in winter get a tan like that? Perhaps GTL is part of the training routine at Duke Roufus' gym.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-128-s-Three-Stars-Jon-Jones-Jim-Miller-and?urn=mma-wp420

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